Valuing Relationships
Valuing Relationships reminds us that genuine love and friendship carry commitment and responsibilities. Relationships should not be one-sided. We must all do our part to keep them alive and beneficial for all.
Valuing Relationships reminds us that genuine love and friendship carry commitment and responsibilities. Relationships should not be one-sided. We must all do our part to keep them alive and beneficial for all.
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After his resurrection, and before he ascended<br />
to heaven, Jesus gave the disciples the Great<br />
Commission found in Matthew 28:19-20. He said, “Go<br />
ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them<br />
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of<br />
the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things<br />
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am<br />
with you always, even unto the end of the world.<br />
Amen.”<br />
Jesus knew His disciples could not fulfill the<br />
commission on their own strength and power.<br />
Therefore, Jesus planned to give them the same<br />
power that He had - the power of the Spirit of God.<br />
Immediately after announcing the Great<br />
Commission, Jesus commanded the disciples to not<br />
leave Jerusalem, but wait for what the Father<br />
promised, which, He said, "you heard of from Me;<br />
for John baptized with water, but you shall be<br />
baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from<br />
now" Acts 1:4-5. He further promised: "You shall<br />
receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon<br />
you; and you shall be My witnesses both in<br />
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